Student housing, at least in the United States, is rarely portrayed as glamorous and fashionable. There tends to be limited privacy, noise, and shared common areas and bathrooms. Unfortunately for students in America, Keetwonen is in Amsterdam.

Build in 2006, Keetwonen is an innovative student housing project built from 1050, used 40' shipping containers. The project was so innovative that it won a Funda award that year for best execution in construction. The containers were modified in China, and delivered to Amsterdam. Once assembled they created the largest container city in the world. Let's take a quick walk through the process: At the factory in China, the containers were modified and the housing was produced. This means that back in Amsterdam, there was limited noise and environmental pollution. Factor in the truncated construction time and money saved, and things really start to get interesting. Once modified, the containers were then shipped to Amsterdam and assembled on site. Remember Lego blocks? The construction wasn't that simple, but close.

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